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NIH K01 funding opportunities: Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award

6 NIH notices for K01 (Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award) are open. Protected time with a mentor for a researcher building an independent...

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Projects funded under them5,938

Open NIH K01 notices

NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires May 7, 2027 · National Institutes of Health
NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires May 7, 2027 · National Institutes of Health
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires May 7, 2027 · National Institutes of Health
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires May 7, 2027 · National Institutes of Health
Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires July 12, 2027 · National Institutes of Health
Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires November 30, 2028 · National Institutes of Health

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Institutes that fund K01 projects under these notices

Institute or center	Projects
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	849
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	700
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	545
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)	508
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)	466
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	465
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)	437
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	295
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)	267
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	257

From NIH RePORTER: projects funded under the notices on this page, open and closed, by the institute that runs them.

Closed K01 notices

36 K01 notices posted since 2021 that have closed. NIH re-issues most notices under a new number, so an old notice usually has a newer version.

PAR-24-150: NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
Posted February 26, 2024, closed May 24, 2026
PA-24-177: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
Posted April 24, 2024, closed May 24, 2026
PAR-24-114: International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Posted January 18, 2024, closed March 9, 2026
PAR-24-113: International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed
Posted January 22, 2024, closed March 9, 2026
PAR-23-073: Mentored Career Development Program for Early Stage Investigators Using Nonhuman Primate Research Models (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted January 10, 2023, closed January 7, 2026
PAS-22-206: HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 - Clinical Trial Required)
Posted July 14, 2022, closed November 12, 2025
PAR-23-225: HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted June 28, 2023, closed September 7, 2025
RFA-HL-25-008: Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Posted May 9, 2024, closed February 21, 2025
RFA-HL-25-009: Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted May 9, 2024, closed February 21, 2025
PAR-24-228: NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted June 24, 2024, closed February 21, 2025
PAR-24-229: NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Posted June 24, 2024, closed February 21, 2025
PAR-25-022: NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Broad Participation in Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted July 16, 2024, closed February 21, 2025
PAR-24-316: NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted November 18, 2024, closed November 28, 2024
PAR-21-295: NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted August 31, 2021, closed November 12, 2024
PAR-21-296: NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Posted August 31, 2021, closed November 12, 2024
PAR-22-227: NIA Research and Entrepreneurial Development Immersion (REDI): Mentored Entrepreneurial Career Development Award (K01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted August 24, 2022, closed October 17, 2024
RFA-OD-22-023: Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted November 10, 2022, closed September 21, 2024
RFA-OD-22-024: Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Posted November 10, 2022, closed September 20, 2024
PAR-21-234: NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted April 23, 2021, closed September 7, 2024
PAR-22-050: NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted February 11, 2022, closed July 16, 2024
PA-21-268: Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
Posted June 30, 2021, closed June 30, 2024
PAR-22-051: NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Posted February 11, 2022, closed June 6, 2024
PAR-22-052: NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
Posted February 11, 2022, closed June 6, 2024
PAR-21-172: Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Award (K01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted March 15, 2021, closed May 7, 2024
PAR-21-170: Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Award (K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
Posted March 15, 2021, closed May 7, 2024
PAR-21-153: NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Posted April 8, 2021, closed May 7, 2024
RFA-HL-22-010: Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Posted May 25, 2021, closed May 7, 2024
RFA-HL-22-011: Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted May 26, 2021, closed May 7, 2024
PAR-23-142: NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Posted May 8, 2023, closed February 13, 2024
PAR-23-143: NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 No Independent Clinical Trial Allowed)
Posted May 8, 2023, closed February 13, 2024
PAR-22-248: HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted October 28, 2022, closed July 6, 2023
PAR-21-171: Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Award (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Posted March 15, 2021, closed April 18, 2023
PAR-21-104: International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed
Posted January 4, 2021, closed March 8, 2023
PAR-21-105: International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Posted January 4, 2021, closed March 8, 2023
RFA-AG-22-004: NIA Research and Entrepreneurial Development Immersion (REDI): Mentored Entrepreneurial Career Development Award (K01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted June 10, 2021, closed September 29, 2021
PAR-21-152: NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted April 8, 2021, closed April 23, 2021

Questions people ask

What is an NIH K01?

K01 is NIH's activity code for the Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award. Protected time with a mentor for a researcher building an independent career. Each notice sets its own budget limit, project length and due dates.

How many NIH K01 funding opportunities are open?

6 notices are open on Grants.gov, as of the latest data.

Other career development awards: K00, K02, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K32, K38, K43, K76, K99, KC1, KR1, KS1, KT1. All activity codes.

Due dates, budget limits and eligibility differ by notice; confirm them in the notice in the NIH Guide before you apply.